Crime
Nigerian man arrested for defrauding a Cambodia woman on Facebook
A 37-year-old Nigerian man has been arrested in Phnom Penh, Cambodia for allegedly defrauding a woman of $5K on Facebook
The suspect identified simply as ‘Kel Chi’ was arrested on Tuesday morning Oct 11, 2022 by the light criminal police department of the Ministry of Interior & sent to the Phnom Penh Municipal Court for legal action
According to local media, the 24-year-old victim, Un Srey Net, was approached with a Facebook account named Don Richard in Aug,2022
In September 2022, Don Richard’s Facebook account told the victim that he wanted to send some supplies and money from Korea to the victim by air
The victim then received a phone call from a man claiming to be a customs officer at Phnom Penh Airport, saying that $10K was needed to pay tax on the imported items. However the family of the victim sent $5K via a remittance service but then became suspicious & contacted authorities which resulted in the arrest of Mr Chi
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